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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F

DC10-46938Unknown

RegistrationUSN168AA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAmerican Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F built in 1974 in Long Beach. Has operated for Western Airlines, Capitol Air and FedEx Express.

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Old · 52 years · ≈ 145,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1974

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN46938

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N560FE · Oct 8, 2026

The model · McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Figures for the DC-10-30 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 53% the length of a football pitch

Length55.4 m182 ft

Wingspan50.4 m165 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight267,619 kg589,998 lb

Maximum payload146,877 kg323,808 lbIts 255 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity255 passengersUp to 380 in a high-density layout

Endurance11 h 03 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from London it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita9,591 km BKKBangkok9,578 km GRUSão Paulo9,460 km GIGRio De Janeiro9,253 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,241 km

Beyond its rangeHKGHong Kong9,630 km

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 446 units built · Production ended in 1989

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1986–2004American Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

MIAMiami JFKNew York PHLPhiladelphia NRTNarita DFWDallas-Fort Worth LAXLos Angeles ORDChicago CLTCharlotte AUHAbu Dhabi CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MADMadrid

2004–2026FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1974

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California (USA).

May 14, 1974

Delivered to Western Airlines

Delivered to Western Airlines as N905WA.

Jun 6, 1979

Airworthiness directive

On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N905WA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Jul 1, 1981

Transferred to Capitol Air

Transferred to Capitol Air.

Apr 5, 1983

Transferred to The Hawaii Express

Transferred to The Hawaii Express.

Mar 23, 1984

Transferred to World Airways

Transferred to World Airways.

Oct 4, 1985

Transferred to Arrow Air

Transferred to Arrow Air.

Nov 20, 1985

Transferred to Air Hawaii

Transferred to Air Hawaii.

Oct 1, 1986

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the DC10-10F aircraft (registration N168AA), operated by American Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Jan 1, 2004

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Operators

1974-05-14

Western Airlines

Registration N905WA

1981-07-01

Capitol Air

Registration N905WA

1983-04-05

The Hawaii Express

Registration N905WA · Lessor: IAL

1984-03-23

World Airways

Registration N905WA · Lessor: IAL

1985-10-04

Arrow Air

Registration N905WA · Lessor: IAL

1985-11-20

Air Hawaii

Registration N905WA · Lessor: 1985

1986-10-01

American Airlines

Registration N168AA

2004-01-01

FedEx Express

Registration N560FE

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BibTeX

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